Meanwhile, Hamilton can set more British Formula One records in Brazil this weekend but it is the world championship he wants and that will have to wait.

Hamilton's success

No Briton has ever won six grands prix in a row, or celebrated 11 victories in a single season.

The Mercedes driver, who has already overtaken 1992 champion Nigel Mansell as his country's most successful in terms of race wins after chalking up his 32nd in Texas last weekend, can do both at Interlagos.

"I guess I have a buffer for the next race, if something goes wrong you still have an opportunity to be in the fight but that doesn't really change my mentality or approach," he told reporters in Austin. "I've never won in Brazil. I nearly won in 2012 but was taken out.

"It is what it is," he said of the double points. "There's no point in getting upset about it. It's just about being positive. I've driven the best I've ever driven this year."